Kaguya-sama: Love is War Chapter 243: Release Date, Delay, Discussion

Kaguya-sama: Love is War chapter 242, titled “The Shinomiya Family,” was the latest episode to release.

Ai Hayasaka makes a return in this chapter. She is going to be Miyuki’s bodyguard as he is Kaguya’s only weakness. It’ll be exciting to see the reactions of Kei and papa Shirogane and those of the council members. Let’s hope Miyuki is honest about his situation and avoids all misunderstandings.

We also found out a lot about Kaguya and her family’s history. All this exposition gave us two chapters with Kaguya. In the next episode, we finally might see what Kaguya is going through.

1. Chapter 243 Discussions and Predictions 

Chapter 243 ends with Hayasaka’s return as Miyuki’s bodyguard. The two are going to spend a lot of time together, so misunderstandings will begin to rise. Perhaps, this is another test that Kaguya and Miyuki must face to prove their love.

It seemed like Hayasaka still had some feelings towards Miyuki, but I hope it stays platonic. The Shinomiya group getting significant losses is already a mess, so it’ll be better if Hayasaka doesn’t complicate things with Miyuki. If a love triangle happens now, the final arc will be a disaster.

It is also revealed that Kaguya’s value as a suitor has increased quite a bit. So, there might be someone from the Shijo group that might be interested in her as well.

2. Chapter 243 Release Date

Episode 243 of the Kaguya-sama: Love is War anime has been released on Wednesday, Nov 03, 2021. The episode title or preview has not been shown.

I. Is Kaguya-sama: Love is War on a Break This Week?          

Unfortunately, the Kaguya-sama: Love is War manga is on a break for one week. It will resume as scheduled after the current interval.

3. Chapter 243 Raw Scans, Leaks

The raw scans of chapter 243 have not been released yet. We will probably get a sneak peek two to three days before the official release of the chapter.

4. Where to Read Kaguya-sama: Love is War

Kaguya-sama: Love is War is published under Kodansha Comics and is not officially available online. You can read it by buying a digital copy for Amazon Kindle and other platforms.

5. Chapter 242 Recap

Chapter 242 begins Miyuki’s encounter with Ganan Shinomiya, the head of the Shinomiya family. Unyo tells Miyuki that the Shinomiya Group is Ganan’s empire. He stopped at nothing to expand the business and cut down all those who defied him. He then tells him that the old man had only a few weeks left to live.

The rivalry between the Shinomiyas and the new elitists, Shijos, is still largely tied to blood relations. Now that a large part of their executives had been detained, the bloodline purists in the family have started gaining more power, and as a result, Kaguya’s value will go up quite a bit.

The eldest of Ganan’s children, Oko, will likely take over their father, and the second son, Kousei, will be by his side. Unyo was born to Ganan’s second wife, so he is nowhere near the top. Kaguya, too, is an illegitimate child. Her mother was a worker in a red-light district who died shortly after giving birth. Since no one knew how to treat her, Ganan asked Unyo to look over Kaguya as she grew up.

After revealing all the details about Kaguya and the Shinomiya’s past, Unyo tells Miyuki that he called him to make him understand their current situation. Miyuki asks him why Unyo replies to him by saying that he was Kaguya’s only weakness.

To protect Miyuki from not getting kidnapped by the higher-ups, Unyo assigns him a personal bodyguard. The bodyguard in charge of safeguarding Miyuki is Hayasaka.

As the chapter ends, Hayasaka suggests to Miyuki that he can introduce her as his new girlfriend, to which Miyuki profusely objects.

6. About Kaguya-sama: Love is War

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Aka Akasaka. It began serialization in Shueisha’s Miracle Jump in May 2015 and was transferred to Weekly Young Jump in March 2016.

Student council president Miyuki Shirogane and vice-president Kaguya Shinomiya appear to be the perfect couple. Still, both are too proud to confess their love and scheme to make the other confess their love first.